Monthly Archives: June 2018

CEO of SriLankan Airlines, Captain Suren Ratwatte, has submitted a letter announcing early retirement, the national carrier said. Ratwatte was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines and budget airline Mihin Lanka with effect from October 2015 and took over the operational and strategic management of both airlines. …

The Colombo High Court today sentenced a former Sub-Inspector (SI) of the Sapugaskanda Police Station and a former security assistant to 20 years and 6 months of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the abduction and rape of two women in 2003. In addition to this, High Court Judge Gihan Kulatunga …

The issue of the TNL Transmission Centre shutdown should be resolved soon, Cabinet Spokesman and Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said yesterday. Senaratne said that the TRC report on the matter was awaited by the Media Ministry. TNL TV recently commented on President Maithripala Sirisena’s criticism of the government’s 100-Day Programme.

OZO Colombo recently participated at the 18th Culinary Art International Chefs Competition, with OZO chefs recognized as bronze title winners in two categories. The chefs from OZO Colombo won in the Sri Lankan Fusion Buffet Concepts and Artistic Chocolate Presentation categories. Organized by the Chefs Guild of Lanka, the Culinary …

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), probing the abduction and assault on Keith Noyahr, the Associate Editor, The Nation in May 2008 is expected to record a statement from former President Mahinda Rajapaksa soon. A senior police officer told The island that investigators had decided to clarify some issues with the former President following a …

The Ministry of Education is to prepare a project proposal to streamline the information technology (IT) education and use of information technology for teaching in Sri Lanka schools. Under the project it has been proposed to establish a center for the creation of e-learning resources for teaching using computers and …

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said the country can overcome the challenges and reach the envisaged export income of US$ 5 billion. Addressing the 2018 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) forum today in Colombo the Premier said the government is taking all the measures to achieve the goal. The ICT- …